Vince Young vs. Arizona Cardinals Open Thread

It’s on ESPN. Young with a nice 5 yard hook up to Bo Scaife.

Chris Johnson then runs tentatively twice in a row to set up fourth down. Mike Heimedinger hates my freedom.

Matt Lienart gets the starting nod for the Cardinals. Regardless of the outcome, he’ll think they have a better football team.

I get the feeling that Fisher is going to have to take the reins off of VY if he wants to win this year. Their defense looks pretty f’n mediocre on paper.

Next series for VY.

No gain for Johnson.

QB Hurry leading to a throw away by Young.

Third and 10 five yard completion to Nate Washington.

Three and out. Deadliest Warrior gets more intriguing with every possession. Is there a MAC replay on somewhere? Toledo Rockets vs. Ohio University Bobcats? Competing point shavers in a tug of war trying to keep the game inside or outside the number.

Liveblogging was a bad choice. // Anchorman //

Arizona 3 and out.

VY in his third series hits Hall for 9, Johnson gets a first down on a three yard run.

Vince with a sandlot throw to the backup tight end off of his back foot for 30 yards.

Jaws just said he threw the tight end open. Me rikey.

Vince hits nate washington on a quick slant into a tiny window.

Scipio, it’s either live blog this game or watch Law and Order with the Charge Nurse.

Touchdown Tenny! Vince marches them down and Chris Johnson gets to paydirt on 6 yard stretch play. Why the fuck didn’t Vince Young start from jump-street last season?

How bad is your running game when Tim Hightower is your starter?

i’m amazed that matt al-leinart is in his fifth year. looks like a young madrasa student out there.

Hmmm, javon ringer is an interesting change up to Chris Johnson. Nice six yard gain and then a 6 yard safety valve catch for a first down.

VY with his best matt norgren dribble for a first down.

Tenny’s Oline is mashing right now. Vince Young looks rookie year mobile out there. Nice Matt Nordgren esqe dribble for a 10 yard run.

VY then audibles to a go route on a blitz and should have drawn a PI call. No call, but Young looks really good. Of course, the Cardinals defense is really bad.

Vince Young with a frozen rope out for a first down. Officials rule it incomplete, but Washington caught it.

I like this Christian Wofford cat.

Trips, not sure you need to give us the play by play here. Lets just mock and ridicule shit as we see it. Like Gundy saying that was a good no-call and Tirico calling him out.. Clearly pulled Washington’s arm on the play.

Nate Washington looks like he might be making a hell of a step up this year.

Vince slimmed down last year, but I think he’s shed some more weight this off season. He looks like he did in 2005 again.

Yeah, I thought the same. He looks a lot more slender than he has in years past.

Sydney, good point. It’s preseason for live blogging too, I suppose.

Wow, Vince Young is throwing peas out there.

VY is playing like leinart, not bush, stole his heisman. scans field, passes crisp.

I just figure it’s safe to say that everyone who’s showing up here has access to the game. We’re here for the hijinks.

And to watch Vince wreck shit.

I’ve always been one of the people who was a bit reticent when people would say that Vince throws a great deep ball. I never thought he threw that great of a deep ball, personally. As he once said, he just throws it up and let his athletes do the work. So far in this game, his deep ball has looked much improved. Only one misfire, and that looked like a miscommunication.

how many texas fans thought “automatic QB draw” on that 3rd down?

Christian Wofford looks like a young Jerry Reed.

What is a Mike Tirico, exactly?

Derek Anderson is in, and with a couple first downs, you’ll have a quarterback controversy Phoenix.

What, did I misspell his name or something? In general, a Mike Tirico resembles a Carl from Slingblade that just dropped a deuce in his pans.

SON OF A BITCH WHY CANT I POST THE PICTURE!?!?!

so, is simms leinart?

first down, applewhite.

Sydney, I’m thinking he’s more like Carl from Fresh Prince.

Who’s the genius responsible for the digital scoreboard flashed before commercials? Yeesh.

I can see the Carlton reference. But Tirico has become, lets just say, a bit more doughy.

USC the collective must have made one helluvan onerous deal with the devil.

As an aside, I wish someone would develop a viral agent designed to target only members of the Kornheiser genetic lineage. And Greg Davis.

i wonder if gruden’s champ camp has fixed colt’s west texas snap cadence yet.

or tebow’s major league throwing motion.

Bah, Kerry Collins. Might be time to change the station.

OK, Kerry Collins is in, time to start drinking.

I wonder if he can fix Tebow’s currently floating ribs.

hall mails it in on the FB dive, forcing the 3 and out.

part of his secret plan to get simms more preseason snaps.

It’s time for the second and third string live bloggers to come in and mop up. We worked out some kinks and had a couple witty comments that makes me think we’re ready for live bullets. Remember, some of you are blogging for a job.

Sid, you’re right, Carlton is in much better shape. Is it true Tirico is a horn dog that texts his junk to interns?

Vince throws up the hook ‘em after the sideline interview. Michelle Tefoya has been verbally impregnated. That dude’s the GOAT.

I hear that at ESPN, some form of sexual harassment if a requirement. Kornheiser, Harold Reynolds, and Sean Salisbury insist they were fulfilling contract obligations.

VY signs off by flashing his horns. classic.

i assume a line producer warned ms. tafoya not to accidentally horns down.

Oh, they’re gonna horn down.

I’m going to eat at Killeen’s Steakhouse tomorrow night in Pearland. Do you think it will be rocking’ for the LLWS like the Tavern for a Horns game?

Badass steakhouse but I’ll miss the full moon rising over Galveston Bay

I’m a second-stringer still I guess

Did Hawkins run the hurdles?

We just ate there the other night. First time. Great food. We also just moved from Seabrook. We’ll miss being across the street from the water too.

Gruden:

“They like Simms here in Tennessee. He went to Texas, where Vince Young went to school. They are a lot of similarities between these guys, as far as upbringing…they really like him here.”

I’m not sure this statement even needs any commentary. Could anything be more ridiculous? I know these guys are having to feel the airwaves, while 3rd string backups let Samkon Gado gash them for 200 yds and 9 TDs, but at least speak in moderate truths.

Vince and Chris Simms had similar upbringings according to Gruden.

1. They both grew up in major metropolitan areas
2. They both went to Texas
3. They both injure spleens (simms his own)
4. They are both in Tennessee now
5. I think they are both 6’ 4", but Vince is still growing

I am very encouraged by the Tenn defense. I know the ones were up against Leinhart, and that was part of it; but I thought they were going to be bad this year. Today they looked good. Tenn seems to have a lot of skill position players that are good. None other than CJ are “very good”, but they have about 5 receivers/TEs that are quality. And Ringer/Blount look good as well. I think we are looking at a 9-7 team that could go 10-6 with a few breaks.

Killeen’s in Pearland…very good steak. UT_06 – where in Seabrook were you?

So, Vince has me thinking about picking him (assuming he’s still available) in the later rounds as an attractive backup QB option…am I stupid?

It is NEVER stupid to pick Vince. NEVER.

@uthookem:

Not stupid at all. In theory, your back up QB is only supposed to start one game for sure and that’s the starter’s bye week. If you’re in a 10 team league, he’ll likely be available in the eighth round or so. In a twelve team league, maybe later. Pick him before you take a D/ST or a K…. they can be picked up week to week off the waiver wire.

It will be a particularly rewarding pick if the Titans play, say Tampa Bay, in your starter’s week off. I love VY, but he isn’t necessarily geared to be a fantasy starter. I took him though, and he’s on my bench backing up Aaron Rodgers. He’ll be starting against Miami in warm weather in Week 10. I’ll take that.

Oh, but if Rodgrers gets hurt, I’m trading for a better option.

UThook – we lived at Regatta Bay apartments off of repsodorph for about 2.5 years. We just bought our first home in Soutdown. Pearland is nice, but I liked being <5 minutes from the water. Are you still in the Seabrook/Kemah/Clearlake area?

UT_06 – I’m from Clear Lake. Live in Houston now unfortunately, but go back every weekend to go out on the water – can’t wait to move back one day. Killeen’s and Outriggers are two of my favorites.

I just drafted Vince on my fantasy team. With Charles and Benson. I’m such a homer.

Luckily, I resisted the urge to put in a $1 bet on Roy.

My guess is that no one is checking this thread anymore, but did ya’ll hear Herm Edwards on sportscenter say that he gives all the credit for VY’s comeback to Jeff Fisher? Just confirms that only the retarded fucking rejects end up on the WWL.

I saw that texastough…what a crock of shit. I give the credit to Vince for being one BAMFer and him being injured (and maybe a little too thick) in the 2008 season. Oh, and to Bud Adams demanding that they bench captain alcohol and start Vince.

I’m near Red Bluff and 146 – not on the water but drive across bridges and enjoy the views every day.

“My guess is that no one is checking this thread anymore, but did ya’ll hear Herm Edwards on sportscenter say that he gives all the credit for VY’s comeback to Jeff Fisher? Just confirms that only the retarded fucking rejects end up on the WWL.”

They also ran the dribble/scramble highlight as a positive. Can you imagine the screeching about “ball security” had it not bounced back into his hands?

Vince Young. Forever. Unconditionally.

JC – It may be a little homerish, but I don’t think those are terrible pick ups. Benson is a top 10 running back. The only downside is that he doesn’t get all of ‘his’ TDs. I’m not sure why JC hasn’t been the starter in preseason, but he’s looked better than Jones to me. I don’t know why they picked up Jones. They should be trying to get JC more touches, not less.

Really, unless you passed up CJ, Peterson, or MJD as your RBs I can’t fault you for taking any of the 3 UT backs (Ricky). After those big 3 RBs, there is a noticable drop off to the next tier, and everyone there is pretty close. Picking on homerism amongst them is about as good as picking on a gut feeling that player Y is going to keep his YPC up and get 50 more carries this year.